Welcome to the PHS Club Newsletter

Hello Club Members and Public Health Enthusiasts! Happy Week 9! We are so close to the end of this quarter! Remember to give yourself a break whenever you can and we hope your last week of classes and finals go awesome!

CLUB NEWS

We have many things that will be coming up in the future that we are very excited for!

Are you planning on graduating this school year and are continuing your education through graduate schools/PhD programs? We would love to hear from you in our survey so that we can congratulate you and showcase you at our meeting! Graduating Survey
Our club meeting is next Tuesday, March 8 at 6:10 PM. We plan on having Dr. Brad Pollock (Professor and Chairman at UCDavis for Public Health Sciences Department) We hope to see you there on ZOOM. This will be our last meeting of the quarter and we will be sending out a survey soon to see what time/day works for Spring Quarter meetings.

3. We will continue having Club Workshops to help any club members with questions about graduate school, internships, and public health in general after spring break!

4. Positions for club officers will be available soon to run for! All four leadership positions are open (President, Vice-President, Financial Officer, and Secretary). This is a quarter-long turnover so feel free to let us know if you are interested in running at any time! Email us if you have any questions about any of these positions, and if you're interested, prepare and send us a powerpoint presentation about yourself and why you want to run!

5. Make sure to check out our AggieLife and sign yourself up as a member if you haven’t already done so at AggieLife and check out our home website https://aggielife.ucdavis.edu/publichealthsciencesclub/home/

6. Join our Instagram page @phsclubatdavis

Graduate School Resources

To ease some anxiety about this topic and get answers to questions, look into the resources below!

Handbook for Applying to Grad Schools

Check the PreGrad/Law website in March 2022 for information about GRE Summer Prep and Statement of Purpose Writing Program!

https://opportunity.ucdavis.edu/services/pre-grad-law/resources

For more information, email: pregradadvising@ucdavis.edu

STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES

Volunteer Research Assistants Needed at UCDavis MIND Institute Miller Lab Are you interested in learning more about the research process? We are looking for volunteer research assistants who are detail-oriented; motivated; work well independently and as part of a team; are interested in autism, ADHD, and the research process; and are ready to learn. Research assistants must be available to commit 9 hours/week for a minimum of 1 calendar year (12 months). For questions or if you would like to apply, please email us at: hs-millerlab@ucdavis.edu.
Winter Internship and Career Fair
CDC Biological Sciences Internship
OEOES Summer Research Fellowship
- The application for Summer 2022 is due April 3, 2022.
UCDavis Student Intern Surgical Facility Research
CoronaNet Research Project
Frontlines Tutoring
Research Associate, Viral Production
Histology Lab
Knight's Landing Volunteers
Plant Sciences
Molecular and Cell Biology Lab
Undergraduate research at UCDavis Health
Student assistant at UCDavis Plant Biology Department
Internship Lan Technician
Online Internship - Health Careers Opportunity Program (HCOP) - Structured Summer Session 2022
Quarter at the Aggie Square

PUBLIC HEALTH IN THE WORLD

The term “heart disease” refers to several types of heart conditions. The most common type of heart disease in the United States is coronary artery disease (CAD), which affects the blood flow to the heart. Decreased blood flow can cause a heart attack. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United State but you can greatly reduce your risk for heart disease through lifestyle changes and, in some cases, medicine. High blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, and smoking are key risk factors for heart disease. About half of people in the United States (47%) have at least one of these three risk factors.

EXTRAS

If anyone is interested in having a “Member Spotlight”, please email us! You will be included in the next newsletter and you can include information about yourself or a project you are working on. If you would like to be featured, please include the following information in your email to us with the subject line “PHS Club Member Spotlight”: Name, Year, Major, Interest in Public Health/Career Goals, and if applicable, what research/project you are working on. You are also welcome to discuss at club meetings about any public health issue you are interested in, any research you are working on, or even practicums you have done if you would like to share your knowledge and experiences.

Things have been unclear and frustrating this winter with the Omicron variant; however, the US can still turn things around with clear and proven steps to minimize exposure and improve the COVID response for the entire country. Phase 1 of this campaign is to demand free and continuously accessible N95 masks and at-home tests for the public, paired with clear data-driven policies on how and when to use them.

Without a strong federal response, our current pandemic policies (or lack thereof) will only increase our existing health inequities. The failure to have an equity-centered approach perpetuates our long national history of structural racism.

Over the weekend, a letter/petition to White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Jeff Zients was launched. We aim to have at least 500 public health professionals as well as 3,000 stakeholders who have been affected by COVID sign on to the letter by January 10th. If you are interested in signing, please do! Also, if there are others in your network who would be interested, please share and promote!

*Find the letter here: https://www.dearzients.com/

The Spring 2022 Graduation Application is open

Are you scheduled to complete your degree requirements at the end of spring 2022 and are you planning to graduate? If so, congratulations! The online graduation application is open and will close on March 11, 2022; you will not be able to apply for spring 2022 graduation after this date. Please check with your college and/or major advisors regarding the completion of your degree requirements. Be sure to keep your confirmation receipts when you apply for graduation and when you register for commencement. Only students who register for commencement will be issued guest tickets for the ceremony. Please note that registering for Commencement does not mean you have applied to graduate. If you have questions about the graduation application, please contact the Office of the University Registrar at 530-752-3639 or Contact an Expert. For questions regarding your college’s commencement ceremony, please contact your college Dean's Office.

Resource: Free At-Home COVID-19 Antigen Tests

Every home in the U.S. is eligible to order 4 free at-├ó┬ü┬áhome COVID-├ó┬ü┬á19 tests. The tests are completely free. Orders will usually ship in 7-12 days. Order your tests now so you have them when you need them. https://www.covidtests.gov/

In response to the omicron variant and Yolo County Public Health guidance, UC Davis is working to provide a KN95, N95 or KF94 respirator as a voluntary upgrade for students or employees who would like to use one to meet campus face covering requirements during in-person course components. More details about how to upgrade your face covering. (Jan. 13, 2022)